Can i ask you something - about family

meet me in a sentimental mood.

Images ©Osamu Yokonami

Dear friends and readers,

I often feel a deep sense of melancholy when the winter season begins. This time of year brings with it a series of significant moments—my birthday, the Christmas season and the transition into a new year. For me, family has always been at the heart of these moments.

Perhaps that’s because my father wasn’…